Jeremiah 4:2

New American Bible - revised edition

And swear, “As the Lord lives,” in truth, in judgment, and in justice, Then the nations shall bless themselves in him and in him glory.

Cross References

Isaiah 65:16

Whoever invokes a blessing in the land shall bless by the God of truth; Whoever takes an oath in the land shall swear by the God of truth; For the hardships of the past shall be forgotten and hidden from my eyes.

Jeremiah 9:24

See, days are coming—oracle of the Lord—when I will demand an account of all those circumcised in the foreskin:

Genesis 22:18

and in your descendants all the nations of the earth will find blessing, because you obeyed my command.”

2 Corinthians 10:17

“Whoever boasts, should boast in the Lord.”

1 Corinthians 1:31

so that, as it is written, “Whoever boasts, should boast in the Lord.”

Deuteronomy 10:20

The Lord, your God, shall you fear, and him shall you serve; to him hold fast and by his name shall you swear.

Galatians 3:8

Scripture, which saw in advance that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, foretold the good news to Abraham, saying, “Through you shall all the nations be blessed.”

Jeremiah 12:16

And if they truly learn my people’s custom of swearing by my name, “As the Lord lives,” just as they taught my people to swear by Baal, then they shall be built up in the midst of my people.

Isaiah 45:25

In the Lord all the descendants of Israel shall have vindication and glory.”

Psalm 72:17

May his name be forever; as long as the sun, may his name endure. May the tribes of the earth give blessings with his name; may all the nations regard him as favored.

Zechariah 8:8

I will bring them back to dwell within Jerusalem. They will be my people, and I will be their God, in faithfulness and justice.

Isaiah 45:23

By myself I swear, uttering my just decree, a word that will not return: To me every knee shall bend; by me every tongue shall swear,

1 Kings 3:6

Solomon answered: “You have shown great kindness to your servant, David my father, because he walked before you with fidelity, justice, and an upright heart; and you have continued this great kindness toward him today, giving him a son to sit upon his throne.

Philippians 3:3

For we are the circumcision, we who worship through the Spirit of God, who boast in Christ Jesus and do not put our confidence in flesh,

Hosea 2:19

I will remove from her mouth the names of the Baals; they shall no longer be mentioned by their name.

Jeremiah 5:2

They say, “As the Lord lives,” but in fact they swear falsely.

Psalm 99:4

O mighty king, lover of justice, you have established fairness; you have created just rule in Jacob.

Deuteronomy 4:30

In your distress, when all these things shall have come upon you, you shall finally return to the Lord, your God, and listen to his voice.

Ruth 3:13

Stay where you are for tonight, and tomorrow, if he will act as redeemer for you, good. But if he will not, as the Lord lives, I will do it myself. Lie there until morning.”

Jeremiah 3:17

At that time they will call Jerusalem “the Lord’s throne.” All nations will gather together there to honor the name of the Lord at Jerusalem, and they will no longer stubbornly follow their wicked heart.

Jeremiah 7:5

Only if you thoroughly reform your ways and your deeds; if each of you deals justly with your neighbor;

Jeremiah 10:10

The Lord is truly God, he is the living God, the eternal King, Before whose anger the earth quakes, whose wrath the nations cannot endure.

Jeremiah 12:15

But after uprooting them, I will have compassion on them again and bring them back, each to their heritage, each to their land.

Jeremiah 16:19

Lord, my strength, my fortress, my refuge in the day of distress! To you nations will come from the ends of the earth, and say, “Our ancestors inherited mere frauds, empty, worthless.”

Jeremiah 33:9

Then this city shall become joy for me, a name of praise and pride, before all the nations of the earth, as they hear of all the good I am doing for them. They shall fear and tremble because of all the prosperity I give it.

Joel 2:12

Yet even now—oracle of the Lord— return to me with your whole heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning.

Deuteronomy 6:13

The Lord, your God, shall you fear; him shall you serve, and by his name shall you swear.

1 Samuel 20:3

But David replied: “Your father is well aware that I am favored with your friendship, so he has decided, ‘Jonathan must not know about this or he will be grieved.’ Nevertheless, as the Lord lives and as you live, there is only a step between me and death.”

Malachi 1:11

From the rising of the sun to its setting, my name is great among the nations; Incense offerings are made to my name everywhere, and a pure offering; For my name is great among the nations, says the Lord of hosts.